Events
Process Theology Alive in Church Life | Leslie King
In this presentation, Leslie King will share almost 20 years of implementing process thought in congregational life. Given that administration, worship leadership, program development and pastoral care are four pillars of congregational leadership, she will examine the way Process Theology buoys up these traditional efforts.
China in Process: Reflections from a Recent Journey | Meijun Fan, Zhihe Wang, Cliff Cobb, Jay Jones
This Process Explorations session offers a reflective account of a recent journey through several regions of China, undertaken in the wake of John B. Cobb Jr.’s passing. Rather than a travel report or a series of separate observations, this online session seeks to convey the journey as a lived and unfolding whole. Meijun Fan, Zhihe Wang, Cliff Cobb, and Jay Jones will add their perspectives regarding what was offered and received at the various institutions and in transit.
Process Pop-Up: Evolution in Divine Love
In this Process Pop-Up, Swami Padmanabha will discuss the ideas in Evolution in Divine Love. Far from portraying divinity as distant or static, Swami Padmanabha encourages us to see Ultimate Reality as both changeless and ever-new, infinite and intimate, perfect and perpetually becoming—animated by the same love that pulses through every corner of creation. Through this lens, he invites us to view reality not as a closed system, but as a living, breathing process of growth, beauty, and co-creative transformation.
Just a Little Walk with Jesus: A Lenten Adventure | Bruce Epperly
In this session of Process Explorations, Bruce Epperly will reflect on the meaning of Lent from a process perspective. Lent is a holy adventure of simplifying and awakening to God's presence in ourselves and the world. During Lent, we prune the excess cumber of our lives to open to God's moment by moment and long-term vision for us.
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John B. Cobb Jr.: An Eco-Sage of Our Time | Online Memorial Gathering
To mark the first anniversary of the passing of John B. Cobb Jr., this online memorial gathering is convened to honor his life, his enduring legacy, and the living influence of his thought. It will offer a quiet and heartfelt space for remembrance, reflection, and gratitude as well.
Imagination, Ritual, and Non-Ordinary Experiences | Jared Morningstar
In this session of Process Exploration, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence.
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The Creative Spark of a Spirit-Forward Artist
Hope Montgomery is a musician, songwriter, and artist. Lacing doubt with curiosity and hopefulness, Hope's work is often reflecting on the human experience of loving, grieving, making meaning of mundanity, and what it means to live alongside nature as a friend. In this SPARKS Exchange, Hope will talk about her works and the creative process and life of a spirit-forward person.
ORTLINE 2026 | An Online Open and Relational Theology Conference
This three-day online Zoom conference, hosted by Thomas Jay Oord, Jason Tripp, and Jonathan J. Foster features authors recently published in the field of open and relational theology.
Applying Integrative Metatheories to the Most Pressing Challenges of Our Time | Robb Smith & Brendan Graham Dempsey
In this session of Process Explorations, Robb Smith and Brendan Graham Dempsey introduce the concept of integrative metatheories and share how the Institute of Applied Metatheory's initiatives leverage these theories to promote civilizational transformation. Initiatives range from understanding the metacrisis and artificial intelligence to reshaping the educational landscape and worldviews—all utilizing the unique insights of integrative metatheory to effect meaningful change.
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Interweavings: Deep Listening: Dynamic Practices and Living Texts
Rabbi Leila Gal Berner and Sheri D. Kling strongly believe that there is still something life-giving in both ancient texts and pre-modern practices, and that both can come alive in dynamic ways while still being grounded in timeless wisdom. In this event, Rabbi Berner and Dr. Kling will share their own experiences with reshaping traditional practices to reawaken modern sensibilities to potentially transforming encounters with texts and with the Divine.
D/e/race Bookrap Tour with Jon Ivan Gill and Mayda del Valle
Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Mayda del Valle will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words, vibes, and wonder.
Process Philosophy in Under-Explored Traditions in Philosophical History: An Online Conference
This conference will be the first to birth this long overdue intellectual exchange as it offers an improved metaphysical framework for value and consciousness in all ontological entities to address various concerns that are facing humanity: economy, political, and environmental. Although there are hesitant answers to some of these global challenges facing humanity, the influence of substance-based analysis has yet to offer penetrative answers, in addition to the almost complete lack of interaction among scholars of process to explore their common ground for a common voice in the way that substance thought has done over the centuries.